Washing device.



WASHING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 1911 1,009,830, Patented Nov. 28, 1911.

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MIN 7 \VILLIAH D. COX. 0]? HIGHLAND PARK. ILLINOIS. ASSIGNOR 0F 0NE-FIFTH TO ELLEN S. COX. 0? HIGHLAND PARK. ILLINOIS.

WASHING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Fatent.

Patented Nov. '38, 1911.

Application tiled May 17. 1911. Serial No. 627,803.

To all Whom it may concur:

Be it known that I. Wumuu D. ('ox, a citizen or the United States. and a re ident ol the city of llighlaud larlt. countv ol' Laltr. :lllt State of lllinois. have invented crrtain new and useful Improvements in \l'ashing Devices. of which the folhwving is, a pccitiration.

.\I v inventiu rclatrs to improvcnu-nts in \va-hin; devices. and more particularly :0 a scrubbing llt3\'lt adapted for use in cnnncrti n with an ordinary 'vash board. the object of the invention being to pr vide a device of this character which slnzll materially lessen the work involved in washing clothes.

further rbjrct of my invention is: to provide a washing device which shall he simple of construction. strong and durable. and cllicient in operation.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

My invention consists in the novel constructi n and arrangement of parts. all as will be hereinafter more fully tlrscrilittl and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention will be best understood y? reference to the accompanving drawing forming a part of this specification. and in which.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a washing device embodying my invention. and Fig. '2 is a detail perspective view show-in a scrub brush employed in the device.

The preferred form of my invention a illustrated in the accomprnviug drawing comprises an ordinary wash board 1 having side members 1'. The scrubbing device which is designed to coilpcrate with the PH!- rugated scrubbing surface '2 of the wash hoard comprises a transversely disguised reetangular bar having notches 4 formed in the lower edge thereof for engagement with one edge of the longitudinal members 1', said notches being ada ted to guide aid bar when manually naivct along the edges of the side members 1'. rod 5 sub-tautialiv coextensive with the width of the wasa board and adapted to slide on "ne edge of the members 1' is connected to the bar by means f c rds H. the latter connecting the ends of said bar and red as plainly shown in Fig. 1. clothrs clamp and scrubbing. brush designed to coi perate with the bar 13 in scrubbing clothes comprises two trans- 't l ri idly in spaced relation by nit-an of a pair Hf l ll "itlllllu:ill t lis|IH-Wl lncudmteach of the latter havin; a h nuitudinal sl t for a purpose to be prcscntl v ill-scribed. The spacing o the members T is such that the bar 1' may be readily inserted thcrcbct veen when a piece of fabric or cl thin; i0 is placed upon said ba as plainly illu trated in Fig. l. The scrubbing bru-h ll i substantially rectangular in form and may be of a length equal to that of the mem er T. This brush is mounted for longitudinal rcciprocatory movement on the members a longitudinal slot 12 eing: provided in the brush for the reception of said member and the fit of the latter in said v lot bring surh as to permit of free and ea y movement. In order to prevent disengagement ot' the brush 11 from the members hf a pair of pins it is passed through aid brush aml the slots 9 of the members Q. there being trausver e perforations 14 provided in the bru h ll for the reception of said pins. .in ctl'cctive s rubbing surface is provided on th brush 11 which consists in a plurality of parallel longitnditnilly disposed cords 13 which are secured at the ends of the brush 11 by nailing loops 16 formed in the c rds as illustrated in Fig. '2. In applying' the cord 13 one end of the same is first nailed to one end of the brush 11. then the cord is passed first in one direction and then in the other acrcss the lower surface at said brush. the loops I being nailed after each strand is positioned as will be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

In the operation of the scrubbing device the bar 3 and rod 5 are first positioned a on the wash board 1 as shown in Fig. 1. T 1811 the article of clothing to be washed is placed over the bar 3 and held in position thereon h v :n-ans of the clothes clamp of which 7-? are the clamp members. The scrubbing brush 11 will now be in contact with the article to be washed as shown in Fi 1.. The rod 5 is then grasped by the right hand and the scrubbing brush 11 with the left or vice versa. In moving the bar3 upwardly and downwardly bv means of the brush 11 the under side of the clothing is washed by contact with the corrugated surface '2 of the wash board. Simultaneously with the washing of this part of the clothing the upper verselv disposed clamping member T hh-h l lit) surface of the latter in proximity to the bru h it is also washed, the etl'ectiveness ot' the srrnbbing or washing depending upon the amount of pressure exerted upon aid 'l'lhll by the operator. The object of the -lt ls .l is to permit of movement of the brush 11 independently of the rod :3 and bar it being often desired to wash a small soiled spot of the garment or clothing, and in doing this it is unnecessary to rub the entire :-lll'ftlt'0 of the clothing. It is appar cut that when the bar 3 is pttlled upwardly by means of the combined action of the cords o, rod .3 and brush 11, the lower clamping member 7 causes the clothing to be securely gripped to the lower surface of said bar, thus preventing relative movement therewith. Durin the downward movement of the bar 3 the upper clamping member T serves in clamping the clothes to said bar. It is found that the cords 15, of the scrubbing brush 11, are very eflicient in performing the function required of them and that the most delicate fabrics are not injured thereby.

A scrubbing device as set forth is handy and convenient in use and etlicient in operation.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into elfect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction as set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

J. The combination with a wa h-b ard.

ubstant ially of a transversely arranged bar lidable n said b ard: a clamping member engaging over said bar; a crubbing member lidable on said rlatnping member and c ntactingwith said board: and a rod arranged above said bar and connected thereto by word -ubstantially as tilfl'l'l ltti.

3. The combination with a wash board. of a rectangular bar transverseiv lil il l l i in said \Vthil board and adapted to reriprorate longitudinally thereon, there being notches adjacent the ends of said bars whi h are 1JllL'Lti apart corre-ponding with the pacing of the ide members of said wa-h board, a cylindrical rod arranged parallel with said bar. a pair of cord connecting the ends of said bar and rod, and a clamping device adapted to ro ipet'ute with -ill i bar comprising a pair of parallel t-Limping members, a pair of longitudinaliv di-po-ed members passing through said clamping members and holding the latter in rigidly spaced relation, the spacing of said clamping members being greater than the width of said bar, a longitudinal slot formed in each of the members connecting said clamping members, a scrubbing brush having a slot for the reception of said slotted members, a pair of pins passing through said scrubbing brush and the slots of said slotted members, and clothes scrubbing means provided on the under surface of said brush 1. The combination with a wash-board,

of a transversely arranged bar slidable on said board; a clamping member engaging over said bar; and a scrubbing member slidable on said clamping member and conadapted to cooperate with the corrugated surface of said wash board, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

\VILLIAM I). COX.

Witnesses ARTHtR A. OLSON, JOSHUA R. H. PUTTS.

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